Race 3 (821)
GARDEN HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | VICTOR THE RAPID (J393) | C L Chau | TT | Jumped only fairly, settled worse than midfield, traveled smoothly, dashed on inside 150M. |
| 2 | 5 | TACTICAL COMMAND (H197) | A Badel | B | Sat rear, traveled strongly, made good ground under whip. |
| 3 | 10 | NEBRASKAN (J304) | Z Purton | B | Ridden along to lead, traveled nicely, kept on well to hold 3rd. |
| 4 | 11 | SKY SONG (J159) | E C W Wong | B2/TT | Sat on pace, hung in rounding the Turn, ran on evenly. |
| 5 | 9 | DREAMING WINNER (K046) | A Atzeni | CP/H/TT | Settled midfield, held up between 400M to 250M, closed off okay. |
| 6 | 4 | SPEEDY TRIDENT (K230) | H T Mo | B/TT | Sat worse than midfield on the rail, switched out rounding the Turn, briefly held up until 150M, not fully tested. |
| 7 | 3 | MEOWTH (J487) | L Ferraris | TT | Jumped awkwardly, settled midfield, was checked when being crossed near 150M, closed off fairly |
| 8 | 12 | RUN YES RUN (J264) | B Thompson | -- | Sat towards rear, had difficulty obtaining clear running in the Straight, held up again over the concluding stages. |
| 9 | 1 | JOLLY RULER (E346) | A Hamelin | TT | Settled handy, traveled okay, failed to respond when asked (See Incident Report). |
| 10 | 2 | CALIFORNIA DEEPLY (G451) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Settled handy, raced wide and without cover, did not finish off after being crowded near 150M (See Incident Report). |
| 11 | 7 | FLOWING RICHES (K293) | M L Yeung | -- | Settled in front of midfield, raced wide and without cover, not much impression made (See Incident Report). |
| 12 | 6 | BUNTA BABY (J465) | K C Leung | B-/V1/TT | Chased the leader, weakened notably in the Straight, finished last. |
| B : | Blinkers | BO : | Blinker with one cowl only | CC : | Cornell Collar | CP : | Sheepskin Cheek Pieces |
| CO : | Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side | E : | Ear Plugs | H : | Hood | P : | Pacifier |
| PC : | Pacifier with cowls | PS : | Pacifier with one cowl | SB : | Sheepskin Browband | SR : | Shadow Roll |
| TT : | Tongue Tie | V : | Visor | VO : | Visor with one cowl | XB : | Crossed Nose Band |
| "1" : | First time | "2" : | Replaced | "-" : | Removed |